παρέκ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • παρέξ (paréx) before a vowel; occasionally before a consonant
  • πάρεξ (párex) in Herodotus

Etymology

παρά (pará) + ἔκ (ék)

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

πᾰρέκ • (parék)

  1. along past, close by
  2. away from the point, evasively
  3. differently

Preposition

πᾰρέκ • (parék)

  1. (with genitive) outside of
  2. (with accusative) beyond, away from, along beyond
  3. (with accusative) without the knowledge of, unbeknownst to

Derived terms

  • παρὲκ νόον (parèk nóon, contrary to reason, foolishly)

Further reading

  • παρέκ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • παρέκ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • παρέκ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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